FKIE_CVE-2007-1057

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-02-21 23:28 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
The Net Direct client for Linux before 6.0.5 in Nortel Application Switch 2424, VPN 3050 and 3070, and SSL VPN Module 1000 extracts and executes files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to exploit a race condition to replace a world-writable file in /tmp/NetClient and cause another user to execute arbitrary code when attempting to execute this client, as demonstrated by replacing /tmp/NetClient/client.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/33304
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/24231Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://spoofed.org/blog/archive/2007/02/nortel_vpn_unix_client_local_root_compromise.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22632
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017678
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0671
cve@mitre.orghttp://www116.nortelnetworks.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2007/08/021886-01.pdf
cve@mitre.orghttp://www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=540071Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32597
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3356
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/33304
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/24231Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://spoofed.org/blog/archive/2007/02/nortel_vpn_unix_client_local_root_compromise.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22632
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017678
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0671
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www116.nortelnetworks.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2007/08/021886-01.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=540071Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32597
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3356
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nortel alteon_2424_application_switch 23.2
nortel ssl_vpn_module_1000 *
nortel vpn_gateway_3070 *
nortel net_direct_client *
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